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Book recommendations pertaining to the American Revolution.
| Book Title | Author | PubDate | Reading Age | Time Period | Time Frame | Geographic Area | Country | Topic | Genre | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? | Fritz, Jean | 1997 | MG | Age of Revolutions | 1706-1790 | North America | United States | American Revolution Benjamin Franklin | NF Bio | PB |
| Ben and Me | Fritz, Jean | 1988 | MG | Age of Revolutions | 1706-1790 | North America | United States | American Revolution Benjamin Franklin | F | PB |
| And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? | Fritz, Jean | 1996 | MG | Age of Revolutions | 1735-1810 | North America | United States | American Revolution Paul Revere | NF Bio | PB |
| Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? | Fritz, Jean | 1997 | MG | Age of Revolutions | 1736-1799 | North America | United States | American Revolution Patrick Henry | NF Bio | PB |
| King George III: America's Enemy | Brooks, Philip | 2009 | YA UMG | Age of Revolutions | 1738-1820 | Europe | Great Britain | American Revolution King George III | NF Bio | CB |
| George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides | Schanzer, Rosalyn | 2007 | MG UMG | Age of Revolutions | 1738-1783 | Europe North America | Great Britain United States | American Revolution King George III George Washington | NF Bio | PB |
| Someone Knows My Name | Hill, Lawrence | 2007 | YA A | Age of Revolutions | 1745-1802 | North America Africa Europe | United States Canada Sierra Leone Great Britain | American Revolution | F | N |
| Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? | Fritz, Jean | 1977 | MG | Age of Revolutions | 1751-1820 | Europe | United States Great Britain | American Revolution King George III | NF Bio | PB |
| Notorious Benedict Arnold | Sheinkin, Steve | 2013 | YA | Age of Revolutions | 1755-1801 | North America | United States | American Revolution Benedict Arnold | NF | B |
| One Dead Spy | Hale, Nathan | 2020 | MG UMG | Age of Revolutions | 1755-1776 | North America | United States | American Revolution Nathan Hale | NF Bio | GN |
| Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? | Fritz, Jean | 1996 | MG | Age of Revolutions | 1760-1803 | North America | United States | American Revolution Sam Adams | NF Bio | PB |
| Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? | Fritz, Jean | 1997 | MG | Age of Revolutions | 1761-1793 | North America | United States | American Revolution John Hancock | NF Bio | PB |
| Independent Dames | Anderson, Laurie Halse | 2008 | LE MG | Age of Revolutions | 1765-1783 | North America | United States | American Revolution | NF Bio | PB |
| The Boston Massacre: An Interactive History Adventure | Raum, Elizabeth | 2016 | MG | Age of Revolutions | 1770 | North America | United States | American Revolution | NF | CB |
| Johnny Tremain | Forbes, Esther | 1943 | UMG | Age of Revolutions | 1773-1775 | North America | United States | American Revolution | F | CB |
| You Wouldn't Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party | Cook, Peter | 2013 | LE MG | Age of Revolutions | 1773 | North America | United States | American Revolution Boston Tea Party | NF | PB |
| The Boston Tea Party | Freedman, Russell | 2013 | LE MG | Age of Revolutions | 1773 | North America | United States | American Revolution Boston Tea Party | NF | PB |
| History Smashers: The American Revolution | Messner, Kate | 2021 | MG UMG | Age of Revolutions | 1775-1783 | North America | United States | American Revolution | NF | B |
| Women Heroes of the American Revolution: 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue | Casey, Susan | 2017 | YA A | Age of Revolutions | 1775-1783 | North America | United States | American Revolution | NF Bio | B |
| The Battle of Bunker Hill: An Interactive History Adventure | Burgan, Michael | 2016 | MG | Age of Revolutions | 1775 | North America | United States | American Revolution | NF | CB |
| Black Heroes of the American Revolution | Davis, Burke | 1992 | UMG MG | Age of Revolutions | 1775-1783 | North America | United States | American Revolution | NF | CB |
| Guts & Glory: The American Revolution | Thompson, Ben | 2019 | UMG | Age of Revolutions | 1775-1783 | North America | United States | American Revolution | NF | CB |
| Paul Revere's Ride | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth | 1996 | LE MG | Age of Revolutions | 1775 | Europe North America | United States | American Revolution Paul Revere | F Bio | PB |
| Answering the Cry for Freedom | Woelfle, Gretchen | 2016 | MG UMG | Age of Revolutions | 1775-1783 | North America | United States | American Revolution | NF | CB |
| My Brother Sam Is Dead | Collier, James Lincoln Collier, Christopher | 2005 | UMG YA | Age of Revolutions | 1775-1783 | North America | United States | American Revolution | F | CB |
| The Revolutionary War: An Interactive History Adventure | Raum, Elizabeth | 2016 | MG | Age of Revolutions | 1775-1783 | North America | United States | American Revolution | NF | CB |
| King George: What Was His Problem? | Sheinkin, Steve | 2005 | UMG YA | Age of Revolutions | 1775-1783 | North America | United States | American Revolution King George III | NF | CB |
| Toliver's Secret | Brady, Esther Wood | 1976 | MG | Age of Revolutions | 1775-1783 | North America | United States | American Revolution | F | CB |
| Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution | Avi | 2013 | MG | Age of Revolutions | 1776 | North America | United States | American Revolution | F | CB |
| Chains | Anderson, Laurie Halse | 2008 | UMG | Age of Revolutions | 1776 | North America | United States | American Revolution | F | CB |
| Attack of the Turtle | Carlson, Drew | 2007 | MG UMG | Age of Revolutions | 1776 | North America | United States | American Revolution | F | CB |
| 1776 | McCullough, David | 2006 | YA A | Age of Revolutions | 1776 | North America | United States | American Revolution | NF | B |
| Forge | Anderson, Laurie Halse | 2010 | UMG | Age of Revolutions | 1777 | North America | United States | American Revolution | F | CB |
| By the Light of Fireflies | Walsh, Jenni L. | 2021 | MG | Age of Revolutions | 1777 | North America | United States | American Revolution Sybil Ludington Spies | F | CB |
| Susanna's Midnight Ride | McNamee, Libby Carty | 2018 | UMG YA | Age of Revolutions | 1781-1783 | North America | United States | American Revolution | F | N |
| Ashes | Anderson, Laurie Halse | 2016 | UMG | Age of Revolutions | 1781 | North America | United States | American Revolution | F | CB |
| Lafayette! | Hale, Nathan | 2018 | MG UMG | Age of Revolutions | 1791-1792 | North America | United States | American Revolution | NF Bio | GN |
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| Reading Age | Genre | Format |
| LE = lower elementary MG = middle grade (8-12 yrs.) UMG = upper-middle grade (11-14 yrs.) YA = young adult (14+) A = adult (18+) |
NF - non fiction F = fiction Bio = biography HF = historical fantasy AH = alternate history OV - own voices M = mythology S = spine book |
PB = picture book GN = graphic novel ER = early reader CB = chapter book B = book (NF) N = novel M = memoir |